Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08

been imposed upon
LENoriENISG rug SooN ngsr.
Resting one or two hOlri lun,ar r.,
noon In hot weather Is poss Div N.
best method for farmers 10 lessen tb,lr
hours OF labor Il is not always prae.
tieable IN haying or harvesting, when
sunshine is an important factor in
making work progress, but al other
times. especially when working with
teams. a good long incoming Is not an
impeachment but rather a help. Not
only should the team rest while eating
at noon, but its harness should be re-
moryed. aud the animals Ilaced ia
darkeHed stalls where flies will not
annoy them. At this time the farmer
himself may indulge in little reading.
de VIII be less tired and tagged out
than at night. and the change from
thought to mutual labor and Uics Uersa
viii re.nRlgorate both body and mind.
There are no evenings for farmers
until quite late Ia the Fall, and the
necessary reading to keep up with the
news Of the day can be- better done at
noon than at any other time in the day.
GARDENING BY THE BARREL
The agricultural editor Of the Plla-
delFhid Record mentions Jerseyraan's
practice which enables him with very
little extra outlay TO secure better re-
suits, especially in season OF drought,
than from three times as much space
devoted TO the vegetable growing in the
old way. be proeures old soap-boxes,
honr-harrels, kegs. or anything that
will hold earth or manure. and If the
boxes or barrels be somewhat riekety,
so much the better. In planting mel
ons. cnenmbers. tomatoes, squashes, or
lima beams hs places a box on the
middle Of the hill. which should be six
feet across. iill il half full Of fresh ma.
nurc. and over the manure half peck
Of a mixture Of wood ashes and super.
phosphate is placed. The seeds Of the
melons are planted around the box.
four plants being allowed TO the hill.
the distance Of the seeds from the bon
being about Two feet. rs too close con
tact with the box Is not desirable
When the young plants are up soap
suds ara poured over the contents o.
the box. In few weeks the roots o
the plants win have reached the box
aud they are then freely and LIBERAL,
supplied with all the moisture and liz
aid manure they may need. as water !
poured in the box as often as may b
desired In dry weather bucket o
water in the box causes the matter Il
the manure 70 leach out, and IL soak
into the ground around the box, wher'
the plants appropriate IL.
oar SrsAw FoR STOCK.
In long series Of exper menis cor
eernlng the feeding value Of CAT straw
Prot sanborn Of Missouri says tha
this straw Is mainly valuable As a hes
and fat producer. II does not produS
murh fat because cattle win not q
enough Of II. II contains bu, Ia pS
cent Of digesible albumenoids, {
ilesh formers and forty per cent I
iigcstihls eaFbohy or fat form
era Hence 10 use Il with adyantal
and get The full benefit Of u, Il must
fed with q food u directly the opposi
klad. such AZ OIL meal or coi,on.sc,
meal The professor found that thlrt
ly.iour pounds Of oAi straw and 5
, pounds Of cotioa.sced meal gave II
Same results Ms Offs pounds 81 has. b
cause eot,on-seed meal has 3a.2 p
cent. Of albamenoids aud but l7.6 p
cent, Of carbon, drates, thus torminI
With a s,rA~. wcll-baianced ratio
, OI meal contains 27.6 per cent
albumcnoids and iwrnty.seveu p
cent. Of carbohydrates. SO that = pou'
moro Of oil meal than cottau.send me
should be- scd. The cost Of this feed
compared with has at e. ton, or on
fourth Of cent per pouad, Is an y
portant question. II Is said TO Ia
, twcntY.iiyc pounds Of Il TO make ste
gain pound day. or 6l cents dai
10 keep hun in good growing cons
t,on. Bu, II hy feeding four pounds
oil meal. worth II cents per ponu
the same gain can be made. and
feeding a proport3onately less anon
Z we can keep up the weight. will he
I out short crop of hay. But to I
! farmer who has not and can not {
oil meal the follow NJ facts will be
value. Clover hay contains about nj
per cent. Of albumcnoids timothy C
taius SIS. and oat straw ~ per cen
!, therefore Il will be seen that ton
clover hay fed with ton of ont str
!, will be equal in value to two tons
" timothy. because clover hay eonta
an excess of albumenoIds, and u
" waste 10 feed Il BY itself, ms Il Is wa
20 feed out straw alone. A steer 4
on the straw long enough would star
!, but whom fed with clover IL is q W.
!. balanced ration, and makes poor
:. crop go much further. IL is clearly
tablIshed that tho food value OF
! straw caa be- obtained only by feed
Y with something that has an excess
albumeno Dis and dclic ency Of ear
hydratcs. The farmers food OF |
!, class Is clover hay.
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